It’s been a couple of weeks since the Milburn report was published, and I like everyone have been digesting the report and the analysis. Like a well-trained student,...
Britain’s NEET crisis is no longer a warning sign; it is a structural failure. The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures (Jan-March 2026) estimate...
Across further and higher education, widening participation has become one of the defining policy priorities of the past two decades. Institutions have rightly focused on...
Young people today are entering a world in upheaval. Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, record-breaking temperatures, and the accelerating rise of AI is...
According to the latest ONS labour market data, youth unemployment has hit 14.7%. That means one in seven young people looking for work can't find...
I was delighted to work with colleagues at FE News’ Breaking Barriers event on a construction job. We worked to take apart the youth employment...
For too long, the national conversation around success has treated university as the default route into a professional career. Yet across the UK, thousands of...
At the start of this month, leaders from across government, further education, skills, employability and employer groups gathered for the Breaking Barriers Collective, hosted by...
There is a particular kind of honesty that emerges when a room full of practitioners, advocates and leaders agrees to stop being polite about a...
The publication of the Milburn interim review on young people and work arrives at an important moment for England’s education, employment and skills system. With...
It’s all about the learner, and building a culture of lifelong learning.
Plans to boost the student experience at the Nuneaton Campus of North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College (NWSLC) have taken a step forward with the…
Exclusion from school has lifelong implications. Fifty percent of those excluded become NEET post-16, with just 4% achieving a pass in maths and English GCSEs.…
This International Day of Disabled Persons (03 December), Coleg Gwent is shining a light on some of the students stepping up to take on supported…
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has granted £1.68 million to Aston Medical School to develop its intercalated degree and internship programmes. Aston Medical…
The University of Manchester has invested in Explorance MLY as the Russell Group institution steps up its work to capture and respond to student voice.…
The student voice was in full focus and force at BMet’s variety-filled student-led conference this year and was enhanced with captivating speakers and interactive workshops.…
This article will explore the benefits of physical activity in academic institutions for student and faculty wellbeing, as well as academic performance. The article will…
Hull College is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a ‘Good’ Ofsted rating following its recent full enhanced skills inspection. A team of…
Warwick Business School has become the first business school in the UK to be awarded gold level Athena Swan status for its work on improving…
A new team of officers has started in post at The Sheffield College Students’ Union. Leo Wilcox is the newly appointed President for 2023/24 and…
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